Yeah, Maverik is probably behind everything. That he just happened to be keeping Barnaby away from his parents being killed until just the right moment to see their killer is very suspect. I bet he did it to mold Barnaby into the kind of hero he wanted, ala Batman Beyond.

_________________"In the end, the world doesn't really need a Superman... Just a brave one."

Yeah, Maverik is probably behind everything. That he just happened to be keeping Barnaby away from his parents being killed until just the right moment to see their killer is very suspect. I bet he did it to mold Barnaby into the kind of hero he wanted, ala Batman Beyond.

Yeah, Maverick is coming off as the "totally innocent and lovable, but turns out to be a evil mastermind" type character. Unfortunately, if this does get revealed, surprise is going to be lacking.

I was however surprised to find out that Legend was not as heroic as he looked to be.

_________________Kallor said: 'I walked this land when the T'lan Imass were but children. I have commanded armies a hundred thousand strong. I have spread the fire of my wrath across entire continents, and sat alone upon tall thrones. Do you grasp the meaning of this?'

I enjoyed this episode; despite being so low-key, it was a much-awaited look at Kaburagi family dynamics, as well as a sort of turning point/cathartic moment for Kotetsu. I'm also glad that Tomoe's condition wasn't explained in detail--let the viewers figure it out.

The ethnic enclave that the Kaburagis live in also makes me curious at what point, and how much, the T & B universe's history diverges from our own. Given the appearance of NEXT's in the '30's, a lot of unpleasantness from September 1939 onwards may have turned out quite differently or avoided altogether (in b4 discussions about war driving technological advancement forward, blablablah, etc.). Also, that's clearly not a Volkswagen Van that Kotetsu's brother was driving.

I was expecting Kaede to eventually be a NEXT, although not at this early a point. What I like is that her power revealed itself during a situation that didn't involve danger or tragedy. Also, looks like it's back to the Ouroboros plotline next episode. Guess it's time to say adieu to the life-is-good version of Barnaby.

Yup, so far I like every episode of Tiger and Bunny. Seems like the director really knows how to pace things up and still keeping the curiosity high.

I also like the characterization of Tiger. He is justice-freak, flawed in his clumsiness and his antiques, but still charismatic enough to attract affection from high school girl (whom he lectured nonetheless), changed a brooding emo into a calm hero, and made her daughter loves him again.

All there are for the writers is to make him blaze into one final fight of high stake and kill him off gloriously, probably while putting a stop into Lunatic's antiques.

I have to say, I love how fond this series is of non-blatant foreshadowing. There are shows that consider foreshadowing to be ominous preview scenes the episode immediately before, and then there's T&B, what with half a dozen small images slipped in that you have to go back to recognize. I remember noting the Jake-hand disreprency even back then, and wondering if it was a mistake or not.

But man, I really don't want Maverick to have been the bad guy all along. Or even the 'I'll manipulate this boy to be the Hero I want the city to have' kind of idealist-evil.

_________________I'm sorry this letter is so long, but I did not have time to make it shorter. -Mark Twain

one of Mr. Maverick's motivations was that he really believed his actions was for the advancement of the NEXT 'cause,' and he sees himself as being some sort of unsung hero fighting against NEXT discrimination? Does Jake's personal stance with regards to NEXT actually reflect that of the Ouroboros organization? Could it be as much a political movement as a criminal group?

Things are getting conspiracy-y. And Kaede's making it very hard for me not to hate her.

Can you blame her? If Kotetsu stopped treating her like a baby and was more straight with her that he had important things to take care of, maybe she wouldn't be so prone to acting out.

_________________"What did catch my eye, however, was a podcast named Gundamn!. At first I thought it was a podcast about firearms and [rednecks] discussing their collection, but after looking at the episode titles I was sold." - Xhavalor

Maverick's true role about being a bad-dude and all were coming out rather strong last episode, but with the current one, the immediate led up felt as if they were saying...

"Gee, Maverick? Totally good guy! Nothing suspicious. All these sinister camera shots? Bunny's complete love and trust for his father-figure, who he CONSTANTLY points out he was chilling out with him at the time of the murder? It's all pure man, nothing going on here! You'd be mad to think he was up to something! MAD!"

Alas, if only Bunny was more genre savvy.

_________________Kallor said: 'I walked this land when the T'lan Imass were but children. I have commanded armies a hundred thousand strong. I have spread the fire of my wrath across entire continents, and sat alone upon tall thrones. Do you grasp the meaning of this?'